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Design Your Own Experiment

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Enzymes and the chemical reactions they produce are all around you. If you can identify one reaction, you have a start. Once you discover a chemical reaction, find out what is taking place. For example, the solid food you eat is turned into other substances by enzymes. What exactly are those enzymes? What do they do?

Check the For More Information section and talk with your science teacher or school or community media specialist to start gathering information on enzyme questions that interest you. As you consider possible experiments, be sure to discuss them with your science teacher or another knowledgeable adult before trying them. Some of the materials or processes might be dangerous.

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To do an original experiment, you need to plan carefully and think things through. Otherwise, you might not...

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1. Introduction
2. A hunk of meat, a hawk, and a discovery
3. What's in a name?
4. As simple as a lock and key
5. Enzyme industry
6. Experiment 1 - Finding the Enzyme: Which enzyme breaks down hydrogen peroxide?
7. Experiment 2 - Tough and Tender: Does papain speed up the aging process?
8. Design Your Own Experiment